Duterte welcomes Russian warships in ports of Philippines

The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, gave a permission for the warships of the Navy of the Russian Federation to freely enter the territorial waters of the country, RIA Novosti reports with the reference to Bloomberg.

President Rodrigo Duterte made this statement over the course of a press briefing held in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.

The Russian Navy warships will be allowed to moor at the coast of the Philippines, however, their team will have to notify in advance the authorities of the country about their plans, Duterte specified.

We should remind you that similar conditions are applied in the Philippines in relation to the Chinese warships as well.